THE FLORIDA BAR v. SCHOONOVER

No. 85498.

662 So.2d 1237 (1995)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Melvin SCHOONOVER, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. DeVault, III, President, Jacksonville; John W. Frost, II, President-elect, Bartow; John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee; Martin Jay Sperry, Chair, Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law, Ft. Lauderdale; and Barry W. Rigby, Unlicensed Practice of Law Branch Counsel, Orlando, for Complainant.

No Appearance for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review the complaint of The Florida Bar alleging that respondent Melvin R. Schoonover, d/b/a Mel's Document Preparation Service, d/b/a Docu-Prep, has been engaged in the unlicensed practice of law. We have jurisdiction pursuant to our exclusive authority to regulate admissions to practice law and to regulate the practice of law itself. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

On April 11, 1995, The Florida Bar filed its complaint with this Court...

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